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shorten



shorten - verb

  • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
  • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  • make short or shorter
  • become short or shorter
  • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

shorten - thesaurus

abbreviate   abridge   bowdlerise British English spelling   bowdlerize American English spelling   castrate   contract   cut   expurgate   foreshorten   reduce  

Scrabble score for shorten

s is 1 h is 4 o is 1 r is 1 t is 1 e is 1 n is 1
Scrabble score = 10

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